SACRAMENTO — A statewide ballot measure to pump $4.1 billion into outdoor recreation, land conservation and water projects was approved Tuesday, one of three propositions voters supported.

Proposition 68 passed with 56 percent support. The bond measure was authored by state Sen. Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, to allow the state to borrow the money to improve parks, wildlands and water systems in poorer communities, mostly in Southern California areas.

The measure also set aside money for the Bay Area, with $200 million going toward restoring and improving water quality in San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Another $3 million will go toward restoring habitat along the Russian River, and $3 million will help protect Los Gatos Creek and the Guadalupe River. State parks in the East Bay will get $10 million in improvement dollars.

The measure required a simple majority to pass.

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The only state initiative to fail was Prop. 70. That measure would have required the Legislature to pass cap-and-trade spending plans with two-thirds support starting in 2024. The measure was an effort to give Republicans a say in how the money is spent. It failed with 64 percent of voters saying no.

Other statewide measures that passed include:

Proposition 69 reassures voters that gas taxes raised last year have to be spent on road repairs and transportation projects, not unrelated spending.

Proposition 71 delays implementation of election results until after all votes are counted — not just what is tallied on election night.

Proposition 72 ensures homeowners who add rainwater capture systems to their homes after Jan. 1, 2019 are not taxed on the increased value of their property.